Girls Let’s Talk (GLT) is a program of the Women of Dominion whose goal is to empower young African women, especially those residing in the Diaspora. The girls who participate in the program attend monthly meetings on a phone conference call. They also have a much-acclaimed opportunity to meet in person at the annual Women of Dominion (WOD) conference. We recognize the needs of the immigrant African American girl and aim to help her establish her authentic identity. The idea is to offer a support system to the girl who must navigate the challenges of being a part of one culture at home, while simultaneously thriving in another world of norms and values. GLT is a program that serves to bridge the gap by empowering these girls’ modesty, purity, and respect for self.

GLT’s program is run by a leadership committee affiliated with WOD. They invest time with the intention to make a positive impact in the lives of young girls who will grow up to have an important voice in the world. They say, “When your roots are deep, you don’t fear the wind” – We hope that through this program, our girls have fulfilling experiences that will include:

1. Be empowered, make new friends who not only look like them but also share similar roots
2. Find their identity and be proud of who they are.
3. Get an opportunity to discover their voice and skills on a safe platform.
4. Attend GLT conferences, be celebrated and receive tools for development into becoming tomorrow’s leader.

MISSION
“But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.”

~ 1 Peter 2:9-1

The mission of GLT is to spiritually empower, socially uplift and mentally equip the African teenage girl to preserve their PURITY, MODESTY & RESPECT for herself and for God!

VISION

The vision is to see the teens of today become empowered adults who have maintained the Biblical truths of purity and modesty and are rooted in the Word of God. We want to create a generation of parents who do not conform to the standards of this world for HIS name’s sake. An immigrant maintaining pride in her heritage and culture is a God-given value and must be maintained for generations to come.

FOCUS AREAS

When working with children and young adults, it is paramount for any program initiatives to encourage parental involvement as they are the foundation of the village tasked with raising a generation that will make a meaningful contribution to the world. GLT offers mentorship and instruction in various value systems including the following.

~PURITY~

“True love waits” has become a bad notion in some circles of society for many reasons. It’s considered old fashioned amongst the youth of today to be a virgin, yet the Bible emphasizes the importance of virgins. It is pleasing to the Lord when we are obedient in keeping his temple (one’s body), Holy for his purposes. He marks that as righteousness. Following many weeks of Bible study and teachings; willing teens will sign the Purity Pledge and receive a Purity ring at the annual conference.

Note: Purity pledge is optional and parent discretion recommended.

~MODESTY~

We encourage teens to be modest in all aspects of life. They do not need to conform to the standards of this world. Worldly beauty is only skin deep, but godly beauty is as deep as the character of a person. The very first meeting our GLT founder had with 5 girls at a Culver’s ice cream place, involved asking the questions: What is modesty to you? What has mom told you? What does the Bible say? Here is a summary of what they said:    

-it’s to be conservative, protecting, the humility of person  

-it’s a character issue

-it’s your attitude and your use of words.    

-showing your cleavage is inviting the wrong kind of guys to pay attention to you

This is testament to the fact that children listen to their Parents and more importantly emulate their parents. May we encourage parents to keep talking to your children and remain the voice of reason for as long as you have their attention.

~KNOWLEDGE OF GOD~

Many Bible topics are taught by a variety of GLT speakers all throughout the year. The annual conference provides a platform for real-time dialogue and experience. Some examples of themes discussed are self-love, the pride of heritage, money, and culture, fruits of the spirit, armor of God, money and prayer. GLT program participants are offered ideas to study, research and prepare presentations of what they learned. Some of the early program attendees are now in college and it’s inspiring to see them continue to be engaged with GLT to encourage the younger girls. Some have gone into leadership positions as Pastors and teachers of the Word of God. When they attend our GLT annual meetings, they take the opportunity to offer some guidance to the youth who are still enrolled in the program.  

For questions or inquiries, please contact the GLT Founder, Maud Makoni at: info@womenofdominioninternational.org